A boda boda cyclist says one way to be competitive in the rapidly changing passenger motorcycle industry is to have proper documents at all times.

Ismail Musaka, who operates in Kampala, admits that the industry is now more competitive than it was five years with more cyclists coming in.

The thought of jumping onto a boda-boda during peak hours is scary, many deaths and broken limbs have been witnessed as riders try to squeeze through lines of speeding cars. Yet boda-boda transport remains a necessary evil in Uganda.

The government of Uganda has named developing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) among its priority interventions to achieve national development. In an effort to grow local technologies that meet the needs of Ugandans, innovation hubs have been established and facilitated as a key ingredient in the country’s search for technology prowess.